Word: roger
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...series had appeared to turn on McNamara's calm deployment of his starting pitchers; once he was behind 0-2, Davey Johnson had less opportunity to be serene. But even with a full parcel of rest against worn Third-Game Winner Bob Ojeda, Cy Young-elect Roger Clemens' near best was just not quite enough. Darling could test his dream one final time against Dennis ("Oil Can") Boyd. Dave Henderson and Lenny Dykstra, Boston's and New York's respective symbols of play-off miracles, kept it up through six games, until Hurst began sending Dykstra back to earth swinging...
They had no business finishing higher than fourth in their division--and wouldn't have, had it not been for gutsy performances by players like Dwight Evans, Bill Buckner, Bruce Hurst and Roger Clemens...
...Roger Clemens? I didn't see him beat the Mets--maybe he's used to anemic American League hitters. Wade Boggs? His average against the Mets was even lower than Boston's winning percentage in games where they took big leads in to the ninth. Dwight Evans and Bill Buckner? Their defense in game six proved that they belong in the geriatric ward. Calvin Schiraldi? (I won't even answer that one.) Jim Rice? Did he play? Sure, Hurst and Barrett were good but hey--25 against 2 isn't quite fair...
...Pitcher Roger McDowell sacrificed Santana tosecond, and Joe Sambito came in to pitch forBoston. He walked Mookie Wilson intentionally,then walked Wally Backman to load the bases.Hernandez followed with a sacrifice fly to centerthat chased Sambito, and Bob Stanley got GaryCarter to ground...
...Their minimalist spirit was a reaction to the arid formalism that dominated the postwar period, particularly in music. But the rebellion is over, the insurgents have won, and they now find themselves in the unexpected -- and sometimes uneasy -- position of having become the Establishment. Notes the Next Wave's Roger W. Oliver: "All these artists started in opposition to what was being done at the time. But as they have matured, and in order to grow as artists, they had to move toward the center." To combat middle-age spread, they have branched out. Wilson has taken up traditional opera...